23 - The Dark Ones

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[00:09] [SONG] ---
    Chrono Shindou
[00:11] ---
    Again?
[00:16] ---
    I see. That's great, Kamui!
[00:19] ---
    Welcome!
[00:19] ---
    Good for you.
[00:21] ---
    Now you'll be able to win next time.
[00:24] ---
    Chrono!
[00:26] ---
    Hi.
[01:58] ---
    Chrono! You're back!
[02:01] ---
    Sorry to make you worry.
[02:03] ---
    I still think you got a raw deal,
    gettin' stripped of your points.
[02:07] ---
    I guess direct negotiations
    are called for...
[02:09] ---
    That's all right.
[02:10] ---
    I'll just build up my points again.
[02:14] ---
    I aim to make it to grade 3
    before the tournament.
[02:18] ---
    You have my support! I'm in your corner!
[02:22] ---
    That hurts, Kamui!
[02:24] ---
    Shindou!
[02:29] ---
    What are you doing? Cut it out!
[02:31] ---
    I caused you both trouble.
[02:32] ---
    Forget about it already.
[02:34] ---
    Besides, you're the one who got the
    short end of the stick, Shindou.
[02:39] ---
    I'm bowing out of the team.
[02:42] ---
    What are you talking about?
[02:44] ---
    I don't want to burden you guys anymore.
[02:47] ---
    See you.
SIGN    Turn 23 The Dark Ones
[02:58] ---
    He doesn't want to burden us, he says!
[03:01] ---
    When did we ever say he was a burden?
[03:04] ---
    I think if you mix that too much,
    you'll lose the cabbage's moisture.
[03:08] ---
    No problem! I like stickier
    okonomiyaki anyway!
[03:13] ---
    Anyway,
[03:15] ---
    I'll talk to him once more.
[03:17] ---
    Convince him not to drop out of the team.
[03:20] ---
    There's no way he can get to grade 3
    on his own by the tournament.
[03:24] ---
    We'll help him.
[03:25] ---
    I think you should leave well enough alone.
[03:26] ---
    Why?
[03:28] ---
    He has his own way of thinking about it,
     and that's what he's decided.
[03:33] ---
    Objecting to it makes us
    a couple of busybodies.
[03:35] ---
    Then you're saying we
    should just leave him be?
[03:38] ---
    And find someone else to be a member?
[03:40] ---
    I didn't say that, but...
[03:42] ---
    What do you wanna do, Kiba?
[03:44] ---
    I'm thinking about it.
[03:46] ---
    Sheesh! I don't know if I'd call that
    being cautious or just indecisive.
[03:51] ---
    I think that's better than
    acting on impulse and meddling.
[03:54] ---
    What, are you talking about me?
[03:57] ---
    Anyway, I'll do what I want.
[04:00] ---
    Go ahead. As you like.
[04:06] ---
    Listen, is there anything
    I can help you with?
[04:09] ---
    I already told you no.
[04:11] ---
    After all, it's impossible for you
    to get to grade 3 on your own!
[04:15] ---
    Don't worry about me.
[04:17] ---
    That aside, have you found a new member?
[04:20] ---
    Well, no...
[04:21] ---
    Quit trying to be a do-gooder,
[04:24] ---
    and worry about yourselves.
[04:28] ---
    You blockhead!
[04:35] ---
    The last thing I wanna do
[04:37] ---
    is cause them even more trouble.
[04:41] ---
    Are you really dropping out of your team?
[04:45] ---
    Yes. I'm gonna make a fresh start
    and work hard on my own.
[04:51] ---
    Oh, that's right!
[04:53] ---
    There's this awesome quest.
[04:57] ---
    Look.
[05:08] ---
    Is something on your mind?
[05:12] ---
    Nothing gets by you, Iwakura.
[05:14] ---
    If you want a sounding board, I'm all ears.
[05:18] ---
    No, thanks. I want to think
    this through on my own.
[05:22] ---
    Then pardon the interruption.
[05:24] ---
    But, Young Master,
[05:26] ---
    there are some people who could use
    a little meddling in their lives.
[05:35] ---
    I don't get that guy at all.
[05:38] ---
    He's totally ungrateful!
[05:39] ---
    Anjou...
[05:41] ---
    Did you talk to Shindou?
[05:43] ---
    He told me to leave him alone.
[05:45] ---
    Maybe we really should get a new member.
[05:48] ---
    Whoa, whoa, Tokoha.
[05:50] ---
    Give him a little more time.
[05:52] ---
    After all...
[05:53] ---
    A long time ago, I lost my temper
    and left my teammates.
[05:58] ---
    But someone was waiting for me.
[06:02] ---
    I was a brat back then, so I was too
    embarrassed to express how I really felt,
[06:05] ---
    but I was really happy.
[06:07] ---
    I went back to the team because he was there.
[06:11] ---
    What should we do?
[06:13] ---
    Why are you asking me?
[06:15] ---
    You're the one who brought up
    bringing in a new member.
[06:18] ---
    Well, if we wait for Shinjou to get to grade 3,
     we won't be able to enter the tournament.
[06:22] ---
    You never know until you do your best.
[06:25] ---
    Right now, Chrono's on a quest
[06:27] ---
    that's worth mega-points,
[06:29] ---
    so he may be able to make it
    to grade 2 today in one shot.
[06:32] ---
    Grade 2?
[06:33] ---
    Except I keep hearing
    it's impossible to win...
[06:37] ---
    Even if Chrono does his best,
    it may not be doable.
[06:40] ---
    Come to think of it,
[06:42] ---
    I recall teams can take part in that quest.
[07:01] ---
    What kind of quest is that?!
[07:03] ---
    Not one you can do on your own!
[07:07] ---
    We should do it as a team.
[07:10] ---
    You guys...
[07:12] ---
    I told you not to worry about me!
[07:14] ---
    Stop being so stubborn already.
[07:17] ---
    It's not being stubborn! I don't
    wanna give you guys any more grief.
[07:21] ---
    Who are you to decide that on your own?
[07:24] ---
    If you're a burden, if we don't need you...
[07:26] ---
    We'll be the judges of that!
[07:29] ---
    We're friends, aren't we?
[07:33] ---
    But I already dropped out of the team...
[07:36] ---
    What? Want us to say,
    "Please don't drop out"?
[07:40] ---
    Beg on our hands and knees?
[07:42] ---
    Is that what you're holding out for?
[07:44] ---
    You're a cruel man, Shindou.
[07:51] ---
    Let's get this quest over with.
[07:55] ---
    Thank you...
[08:00] ---
    ...is somethin' you're
    never gonna hear from me!
[08:04] ---
    I wouldn't dream of it.
[08:05] ---
    Not from you, Shindou.
[08:08] ---
    Let's go!
[08:33] ---
    Who's there?
[08:36] ---
    Why are people afraid of the dark?
[08:40] ---
    It's because somewhere in their minds,
    people feel their body and soul
[08:44] ---
    will be stolen amid the
    comfort of the darknesh...
[08:47] ---
    You flubbed it.
[08:49] ---
    He flubbed it.
[08:50] ---
    Ahem! Welcome...
[08:52] ---
    ...to the Dark Irregulars mansion!
[08:54] ---
    If you want to fight me,
    embrace the darkness!
[08:57] ---
    Give yourself up to the darkness!
[09:00] ---
    Overcome the three hurdles
[09:02] ---
    and be steeped in darkness!
[09:06] ---
    He's got nothing better to do?
[09:08] ---
    I guess not...
[09:09] ---
    Whatever, let's just get started!
[09:18] ---
    The first obstacle!
[09:20] ---
    The Banquet of Accumulated Souls!
[09:24] ---
    What's this? A cushion?
[09:26] ---
    No, no! It's a soul!
[09:28] ---
    Think Vanguard!
[09:29] ---
    The Banquet of Accumulated Souls!
[09:32] ---
    Yeah, yeah.
[09:33] ---
    So what are we supposed to do here?
[09:36] ---
    Soulcharge!
[09:38] ---
    Pile up the souls under your feet!
[09:41] ---
    If you can do a 15-card Soulcharge,
[09:44] ---
    you'll get the King of Fifth Element!
[09:49] ---
    Under our feet?
[09:51] ---
    Pile up the souls?
[09:53] ---
    Like this...
[10:29] ---
    I can...
[10:31] ---
    ...reach it...
[10:38] ---
    Shindou!
[10:46] ---
    This guy is too into it...
[10:48] ---
    It's impossible to do this alone.
[10:52] ---
    How did you intend to carry
    this out by yourself?
[10:55] ---
    G-Guts...
[11:01] ---
    You have obtained one power of darkness.
[11:05] ---
    Proceed further into the heart of darkness.
[11:11] ---
    The second obstacle!
[11:13] ---
    If you want to get to the top floor,
     where I'm waiting,
[11:17] ---
    cloak yourself in solitary rage
[11:19] ---
    and ride Blade Wing Reijy!
[11:25] ---
    This is...
[11:27] ---
    ...just cosplay, right?
[11:32] ---
    Knock it off! This is silly...
[11:35] ---
    It disappeared!
[11:37] ---
    That's okay.
[11:38] ---
    I remember what the unit looks like.
[11:40] ---
    Look for wings, Shindou.
[11:42] ---
    And we need a purple wig
[11:44] ---
    and a black costume with a metal border.
[11:46] ---
    Got it.
[11:47] ---
    Come on, Shindou! Snap to it!
[11:49] ---
    R-Right!
[11:57] ---
    Jeez...
[11:58] ---
    The wings aren't even on
    both sides, so it tilts.
[12:01] ---
    Angle them more to the right,
    and they should balance out.
[12:04] ---
    Why am I the one who has to do this?
[12:08] ---
    There!
[12:10] ---
    Is this okay?
[12:15] ---
    Say something!
[12:18] ---
    There isn't enough rage.
[12:21] ---
    There isn't enough rage!
[12:24] ---
    Rage?
[12:26] ---
    Maybe he wants you to pose?
[12:28] ---
    Try to strike that pose!
[12:31] ---
    W-Was this it?
[12:33] ---
    Your expression is wrong!
[12:35] ---
    Feel it with every fiber of your being!
[12:40] ---
    I feel it! Your isolation! Your darkness!
[12:48] ---
    Now! Advance further into
    the heart of darkness!
[12:53] ---
    Why do I have to do this?
[12:55] ---
    Enough "woe is me"!
    On to the next station!
[13:02] ---
    The final obstacle!
[13:04] ---
    Make your way through the labyrinth,
    and you shall soon find me!
[13:09] ---
    He built a labyrinth?
[13:11] ---
    So many other things
    he could've done instead...
[13:15] ---
    Let's go.
[13:39] ---
    Again. Let's go back.
[13:41] ---
    Wait.
[13:43] ---
    This labyrinth has no end point.
[13:46] ---
    We've taken all the routes.
[13:49] ---
    Really?!
[13:50] ---
    Before, when we looked at it from above,
    I got a good grasp of the layout.
[13:55] ---
    Don't waste our time!
[14:00] ---
    It's made out of styrofoam?
[14:06] ---
    This is the shortest way to the goal!
[14:08] ---
    You guys help, too!
[14:21] ---
    We did it! Goal!
[14:23] ---
    That's kind of a stretch.
[14:25] ---
    I think we broke the rules.
[14:26] ---
    That's right!
[14:28] ---
    That's dark and irregular!
[14:32] ---
    What the...?!
[14:36] ---
    Deviating from common sense
[14:38] ---
    is the proper mindset for Dark Irregulars!
[14:41] ---
    Now, I invite you to come to me.
[14:55] ---
    Welcome.
[14:56] ---
    I am Vlad III, the Demon King
     who rules the darkness!
[15:02] ---
    He's really laying it on thick.
[15:03] ---
    The darkness that you despise and fear
[15:06] ---
    swelled up and dyed your mind
    and body all the way here.
[15:11] ---
    You have obtained the proper
    darkness to fight me!
[15:17] ---
    Gimme a break.
[15:19] ---
    The time to battle has come!
[15:22] ---
    After this fight is finished,
[15:24] ---
    you could receive a new power of darkness!
[15:27] ---
    So fight Vlad III, the Demon King
    who rules the darkness!
[15:33] ---
    Stand up, Vanguard!
[15:36] ---
    Werfleder Ordonnaz!
[15:39] ---
    Gunnergear Dracokid!
[15:43] ---
    Now the ball begins!
[15:46] ---
    Dance to the waltz of isolation,
    darkness, and destruction!
[15:49] ---
    Ride!
[15:51] ---
    Krise Vampir!
[15:53] ---
    Ride!
[15:55] ---
    Masergear Dragon!
[15:59] ---
    I feel it!
[16:00] ---
    Nice darkness!
[16:02] ---
    If he loses to this guy,
    I'll never let him live it down.
[16:10] ---
    Vlad!
[16:11] ---
    That's wonderful darkness!
[16:14] ---
    I'm not done yet!
[16:16] ---
    Stride Generation!
[16:21] ---
    Chronoscommand Dragon!
[16:23] ---
    It attacks Scharhrot Vampir!
[16:28] ---
    Perfect guard!
[16:33] ---
    Shoot! He used a perfect guard!
[16:35] ---
    Smokegear Dragon attacks!
[16:46] ---
    Impressive.
[16:48] ---
    But!
[16:50] ---
    From here on in, you shall see the
    true power of Dark Irregulars!
[16:53] ---
    Generation Zone... release!
[16:56] ---
    Know there is a darkness
    that swallows all light!
[16:59] ---
    Stride Generation!
[17:06] ---
    Abominable one,
[17:07] ---
    Gilles de Rais!
[17:10] ---
    I Soulcharge with
    Scharhrot Vampir's stride skill!
[17:15] ---
    And also, with Werfleder Ordonnaz's skill,
[17:19] ---
    I Soulcharge!
[17:20] ---
    I call Flying Librarian!
[17:24] ---
    Soulcharge!
[17:34] ---
    More and more,
[17:35] ---
    I Soulcharge with Monochrome of Nightmareland's skill!
[17:40] ---
    I Soulcharge with the skill
    of Alluring Succubus!
[17:43] ---
    Right!
[17:47] ---
    Now you shall see how powerful
    I've gotten because of the Soul!
[17:53] ---
    Here I go!
[17:55] ---
    Squallmaker attacks!
[18:00] ---
    This is just the beginning.
[18:02] ---
    I Soulcharge with its skill!
[18:06] ---
    15 of them...
[18:08] ---
    So that first cushion-piling exercise
    was an introduction to this, huh?
[18:12] ---
    Soulcharging is Dark Irregulars'
    distinctive feature,
[18:15] ---
    but I've never seen anyone charge
    that many cards in the Soul before.
[18:21] ---
    15 cards in the Soul!
[18:23] ---
    I'll show you the true power
    of Gilles de Rais!
[18:30] ---
    Oh, no! With that skill, his opponent can't
    put a grade 1 or higher card out to guard!
[18:35] ---
    Shindou!
[18:39] ---
    I can't guard!
[18:45] ---
    What's wrong? It seems the terror of
    the dark has left you tongue-tied!
[18:51] ---
    This guy is strong!
[18:53] ---
    It's rough because you resist.
[18:56] ---
    Accept your loss!
[18:59] ---
    You gotta be kidding me.
[19:01] ---
    The fun is about to begin.
[19:03] ---
    Generation Zone... release!
[19:09] ---
    Now, show me...
[19:10] ---
    ...the world I truly desire!
[19:14] ---
    Stride
[19:16] ---
    Generation!
[19:32] ---
    Interdimensional Dragon, Epoch-maker Dragon!
[19:37] ---
    It's useless to resist!
[19:39] ---
    Epoch-maker Dragon attacks!
[19:46] ---
    Tepid!
[19:48] ---
    I'm just getting started!
[19:49] ---
    When Epoch-maker Dragon's attack
    hits the opponent's Vanguard,
[19:53] ---
    its skill is activated!
[19:56] ---
    Skill?! What is it?!
[19:58] ---
    I bind one rear-guard!
[20:01] ---
    And then I call Chronojet Dragon
    from my deck!
[20:06] ---
    What?!
[20:08] ---
    Go!
[20:19] ---
    Vlad!
[20:21] ---
    I lost!
[20:25] ---
    You did it!
[20:27] ---
    Yeah.
[20:28] ---
    You had me on the edge of
    my seat there for a while.
[20:30] ---
    Vlad...
[20:32] ---
    That was wonderful darkness!
[20:35] ---
    Dazzling!
[20:35] ---
    All those Soulcharges...
[20:36] ---
    The brilliance that is friendship
[20:37] ---
    Yeah.
[20:38] ---
    Yeah, there were all kinds.
[20:39] ---
    surpassed my power?
[20:42] ---
    Things I don't have
    that you people do...
[20:45] ---
    ...are fervent trust in
    your friends, love,
[20:48] ---
    and...
[20:49] ---
    Please, enough.
[20:50] ---
    But!
[20:52] ---
    No one can escape the darkness.
[20:54] ---
    Dark Irregulars lives within everyone!
[20:57] ---
    Why don't you do this in
    the Dark Zone district
[21:00] ---
    instead of the Dragon Empire district?
[21:03] ---
    This property has been in my family
    for three generations.
[21:12] ---
    Chrono Shindou.
[21:14] ---
    Even though you are shrouded in light,
[21:16] ---
    you have a talent for darkness.
[21:19] ---
    Your defeat of me is proof of that.
[21:23] ---
    You shall be the new lord of this fortress.
[21:28] ---
    You can take the name of Vlad IV,
    Demon King who rules the darkness!
[21:33] ---
    Um...
[21:35] ---
    We shall serve you, Vlad IV,
    Demon King who rules the darkness!
[21:42] ---
    Now then, put on this cape and
    take the throne of the Demon King!
[21:50] ---
    Shindou, do something!
[21:50] [SONG] ---
    Established 1907
    Yamada Ice Cream Shoppe
[21:52] ---
    It's not my responsibility!
[21:53] ---
    Vlad IV, wait!
[21:57] ---
    The light!
[21:58] ---
    The light is torture!
[22:01] ---
    Even now you're staying in character, huh?
[22:05] ---
    Who was that old guy?
[22:08] ---
    Vlad III, remember?
[22:09] ---
    That's not what I mean!
[22:12] ---
    It worked out for you.
    You got back up to grade 2
[22:14] ---
    and became Vlad IV.
[22:16] ---
    Don't even start!
[23:55] ---
    That guy was something else.
[23:57] ---
    Vlad III...
[23:59] ---
    A man his age into cosplay,
[24:02] ---
    and remodeling the whole building for that.
[24:04] ---
    Scary...
[24:06] ---
    I wonder where he got that passion.
[24:08] ---
    I'm kind of curious...
[24:10] ---
    ...and I kind of don't care at all.
[24:12] ---
    Well, thanks to that old man,
    I got a lot of points.
[24:16] ---
    Smooth sailing so far.
[24:18] ---
    But you've still got a long way
    to go to get to grade 3.
SIGN    Ibuki Versus Mamoru
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    So I'm going to keep you in line!
[24:23] ---
    O-Okay...